Workplace reviews and discussion: 精泉科技股份有限公司

On my very first day at work, I was left there to fend for myself. My supervisor said it was about trust and freedom, but from the day I started until my supervisor told me to leave—just over four months later—I spent the entire time in the so-called chaotic environment.

I applied for a warehouse position handling stamping parts that were incredibly heavy. Every day, there were endless heavy finished and semi-finished products to move, as well as urgent orders that could never be completed in time and shipping orders, material preparation orders, and long-overdue material returns that could never be corrected. Material control apparently had no idea how to manage materials, and warehouse staff had to provide information to material control. If that is the case, warehouse staff might as well be doing material control! Why bother hiring a material controller to fill a position? Shipments often had problems—either orders were changed at the last minute, or material control and the manager were unclear about the situation. They would ask for A to be given to B, and after the final confirmation, the result would be C. It was truly speechless. They often said that the two companies had significant differences. The company that joined through the franchise arrangement had been part of the group for almost a year, yet they still kept saying how chaotic the franchised company was and things like that. I think this was just an excuse to implement a “one country, two systems” arrangement and push all the problems onto the newly franchised company. I think the real reason for the chaos was that they lacked the ability to manage things, so they claimed they were offering trust and freedom. In reality, they simply lacked the ability and just made grandiose statements that people could not agree with. You are my supervisor, and I did my best to complete my tasks. However, with understaffing, expecting one person to do the work of two feels like an attempt to work someone to death. Basically, as the supervisor, you should control the entire process. How did it become the subordinate’s responsibility to keep working until they could not go on and then ask for support? This department does not consist of just one person! Every day, I struggled through eight hours of nonstop work, hoping to go home and get some proper rest. But because of the staff shortage, I was still expected to work overtime to finish everything. Is this not a sweatshop company? Is it right to place such a heavy burden on one person when there are so many people in the warehouse? Did you not see your assistant chatting, ordering drinks, and happily playing mobile games while I was working myself to the point of exhaustion? You just stood there making sarcastic remarks. Manager, I am leaving. I believe you can find someone else, but how long could anyone last in this environment? I also believe I can find a supervisor more capable than you and a company with proper systems.